On Tuesday, USA Track and Field released its Olympic roster. If you comb through the list of names, you’ll find plenty of purveyors of Black excellence like high jumper JuVaughn Harrison, sprinter Trayvon Bromell, and the ridiculously fast Gabby Thomas. But sadly, one name you won’t see belongs to the next big thing…
Late Tuesday night, Minneapolis police were chasing after a carjacking suspect. The suspect got away and an innocent man was killed in a collision with a patrol car that was in pursuit. The police have yet to reveal the identity of the victim in the car crash, but family members, including Darnella Frazier, the teen…
The Root is sad to report that award-winning actress, dancer, singer and composer Suzzanne Douglas has died. The news of her passing was made public and confirmed by a handful of Douglas’ close friends and family.
While it’s nothing close to justice, the firing of the violent thug cop who fatally shot 12-year-old Tamir Rice will stand after the Ohio Supreme Court denied his appeal.
